Liberation theology in Latin America: social ideals and political practice

• Main Author: P. V. Krylov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”) 2015-08-01
• Series: Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право
• Subjects: христианство; христианский социализм; левое движение; латинская америка; теология освобождения; christianity; christian socialism; left-wing movement; latin america; liberation theology
• Online Access: https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/183
• ISSN: 2542-0240; 2587-9324

Liberation theology - one of the areas of theological thought in the second half of XX-be- ginning of XXI century - is characterized by a critical attitude to the social problems of our time: poverty, inequality of economic development, financial dependence of Third world countries on international credit agencies. The article analyzes the views of a number of iconic representatives of the liberation theology of a desired social structure and the influence of their views on rhetoric and political practice of the leaders of Latin America.